After my first knee operation, in January of '65 before I went to the Jets, Dr. James Nicholas told me everything went well and that I could probably play four years in the NFL. The surgery was trailblazing to a certain extent.

I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world.

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college and I guess I agreed with them or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

It's not how you fall that counts.. It's how you get up

The game is choreographed; it is mental, it is physical, it is a battle. People can feel those hits when they are in the stadium, you feel them and you see the velocity of the players.

I like music and I like ladies. I like to see them dance.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.